Category: Ed Tech
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How to organize your Google Drive as a teacher
I’ve been using Google in the classroom for about four years now and I constantly find myself helping other teachers in my building with all of the different pieces of Google in education. One of the things that comes up the most often is organization. By default, I don’t think Google does a great job…
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Getting Started With Google Slides
In addition to teaching technology education to middle school students, I also teach a number of classes online. You can see a full list of my classes by going to the Courses link at the top of the page. I recently completed my newest course, Getting Started with Google Slides. In the course, I will…
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House of #EdTech Interview
A few months ago I had the opportunity to be interview on one of my favorite podcast, The House of #EdTech. I’ve listened this Chris Nesi and his podcast for a few years now and I believe I was one of the first reviews written on iTunes for it. I’ve talked with Chris on and…
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How to remove choices in Google Forms
Have you ever wanted to have selections automatically disappear in Google Forms? I have found myself needing this option a few times from group project selections, to field day activity choices, and even parent-teacher conference timeslots. In the video below I explain how to use a Google add-on plugin to automatically remove choices when a predetermined number of…
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Quizizz: My favorite way to engage students in a gamified and fun quiz game
I’m a big fan of gamification in the classroom. I’m always looking for new ways to engage my students in safe but competitive areas so that they can flex their brain muscles. About a year ago I started using Quizizz and I haven’t looked back. What is it? Many educators are familiar with Kahoot! I like Kahoot!…
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How to create an animated GIF in Camtasia
One of my favorite parts about Camtasia is its flexibility and ability to create exactly what I need. As a teacher, I like to make a lot of instructional tools for my students. I often create videos and capture my screen to teach various concepts. Ever since GIFs have been enabled in Google Docs, I…
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PETE&C 2017 Reflection
This time last week I was trying to sleep, but not doing so successfully; the wind was howling, my brain was turned on, and I was excited for what the next day held. Eventually, I went to sleep and awoke the next morning at 4:30 AM and began my long day. I drove up to…
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Assigning Individual/Group Assignments in Google Classroom
Google recently announced a few changes to Google Classroom. Some of them are meant for admin-level people, but the thing I’m most excited about is an update for me, the teacher, and for our students. As you can tell from the title, this update allows the teacher to assign items to individual students. I posted…
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Working on becoming a Google Certified Educator
I’m a massive fan of what Google has been doing in the education field. My students and I use their products every day. I teach others how to use Google Classroom and other G Suite Apps and I often find myself being asked questions about Google products during my school day. After talking to a few…
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How to link Google Slides to other slides
Something that I have found myself needing to do from time to time is to link a slide in a Google Slide presentation to another slide. During our Back to School Night I wanted to make a single presentation, since most of the info is the same, but be able to switch from class to…